r/Malawi • u/whisper_nero • 1d ago

discussion Agents

agent mpaka kufuna 0.4 of rent as commission????????????? cant even shit on them cause the economy sucks but GADAMNNN

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u/Positive-Arm-8491 1d ago

Zimangovuta kuti we normalized this koma that amount is supposed to come from the landlord not the tenant. Or at the very least, it must be shared.

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u/Agitated-Action1342 23h ago

Better sharing, coz landlords bangalore because iwo amati they can't loose anything, koma 0.4 is at least fair because majority like in LL they are charging 50% of rent

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u/Positive-Arm-8491 23h ago

But to say the Landlord doesn't loose anything isn't true. Those agents bring them business. And it's commission on rent which is their money. It doesn't make sense for the tenant to be the one paying

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u/Agitated-Action1342 22h ago

What I am trying to mean on the landlord side is that , with or without agent, still they can find a tenant to occupy their house because ofuna nyumba ndi ambiri, my understanding

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u/whisper_nero 23h ago

50%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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u/Agitated-Action1342 23h ago

yes 50, which district is that akutchaja 0.4 ?

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u/whisper_nero 23h ago

zomba

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u/Agitated-Action1342 23h ago

alright, I understand... basi negotiate, I heard in zomba ma agent samavuta like in LL

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u/whisper_nero 23h ago

okay will try

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u/whisper_nero 23h ago

yeah man shared would be best cause amakhala adya kale 10k ya viewing

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u/Gold-Counter-2120 14h ago

0.4%? Are you sure? Coz that'd mean Mk 400 for a Mk 100k house. That sounds like too little to be worth the agent's time.

The bigger problem here is that ma guys (landlords) should utilize the internet. And house hunters should normalize using the internet to search for houses. Zobelanazi zizatha

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u/whisper_nero 14h ago

no sorry meant 0.4 as in 40% ... the 'percent' was a typo

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u/Gold-Counter-2120 14h ago

Tha makes sense now. It's a lot, really! I only paid 10k for my 130k bq here in Mzuzu. I was just lucky though. Ena aku lipira more than 50%.

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u/achalume 10h ago

Boma la DPP limakhala lokomera madobadoba